Epitaph of John Locke; above, his coat of arms. Etching.

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561827i
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Locke "was buried in the churchyard of the parish church at High Laver" in North Essex (Oxford dictionary of national biography). The epitaph was formerly on the tomb outside the church, but was later moved to a wall inside the church

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1 print : etching ; platemark 29.6 x 18.8 cm

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Siste viator hic juxta situs est Johannes Locke ... memorat haec tabula brevi et ipsa interitura. Lettering on the grave-marker

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Wellcome Collection 561827i

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